Daddi Fadel DOptom, FSLS, FBCLA, is a contact lens designer, pioneer of modern lens designs, and a specialist in contact lenses for irregular cornea, scleral lenses, myopia control, and orthokeratology. She speaks five languages; Arabic, French, English, Italian and Greek.
She studied optometry at the Istitutoriore di Scienze Optometriche (ISSO) in Rome (1998-2001), a four-year course achieved in three years with honors. She began lecturing and publishing from her first year at the school of Optometry. She has 20 years of experience in optometry and specialty contact lenses. He runs a specialized contact lens optometry practice in Italy, where he designs and adapts custom specialty contact lenses. Internationally recognized as a key opinion leader; She has several peer-reviewed publications in the area of Contact Lens Specialist and is a speaker at national and international symposia. Daddi Fadel and Dr. Melissa Barnett are authors of the “Clinical Guide for Scleral Lens Success.” Fadel is a certified advanced speaker approved to take NCLE approved courses. It’s the first Certified EyePrint Practitioner outside of the US and Canada. Other titles and responsibilities:
• Fellow of the Scleral Lens Education Society (SLS), and of the British Contact Lens Association (BCLA)
• Founder and Immediate Past President of Accademia Italiana Lenti Sclerali (AILeS)
• Cofounder and President of Euro & Austral-Asia Scleral Lens Academy (EASLA)
• Council of the International Society of Contact Lens Specialists (ISCLS)
• Member of the medical advisory board of the International Keratoconus Academy (IKA)
• Program & Education Chair of The Summit of Specialty Contacts (SSC) and of the Global Ophthalmic Women (GLOW)
• Board Member of the International Forum for Scleral Lens Research (IFSLR) and of the International Congress of Scleral Contact (ICSC)
• Clinical Advisor of Myopia Care
• International Relations Chair of the Scleral Lens Education Society (SLS), and Member of the International Association of Contact Lens Educator (IACLE)